SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with
either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or
executing a sale directly with a market maker.
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT) (b) I.R.S. IDENT. NO. (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
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SYNERGY BRANDS, INC. 22-2993066 0-19409
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO.
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AREA CODE NUMBER
10850 Perry Way Wexford PA 15090 (412) 980-6380
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT (b) SOCIAL SECURITY (c) RELATIONSHIP (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD NO. OR I.R.S. TO ISSUER
IDENT. NO.
BAYTREE ASSOCIATES RETIREMENT PLAN 13-7050715 N/A 40 Wall Street New York NY 10025
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number
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3(a) (b) (c) (d)
Title of the Name and Address of Each Broker S.E.C. USE ONLY Number of Shares Aggregate
Class of Through Whom the Securities are to be --------------- or Other Units Market
Securities Offered or Each Market Maker who is Broker-Dealer To Be Sold Value
To Be Sold Acquiring the Securities File Number (See instr. 3(c)) (See instr. 3(d))
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COMMON North Coast Securities 53,334 $146,668.50
595 Market Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94109
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3(a) (e) (f) (g)
Title of the Number of Shares Approximate Name of Each
Class of or Other Units Date of Sale Securities
Securities Outstanding (See instr. 3(f)) Exchange
To Be Sold (See instr. 3(e)) (MO., DAY, YR.) (See instr. 3(g))
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COMMON 5,545,000 2/2/99 OTC
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of issuer
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
(c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are
to be sold
(b) Such person's Social Security or I.R.S.
identification number
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g.,
officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member
of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
(d) Such person's address, including zip code
3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the
securities are intended to be sold
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt
securities, give the aggregate face amount)
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold
as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the
filing of this notice
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class
outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount
thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent
report or statement published by the issuer
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be
sold
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which
the securities are intended to be sold
(8/96)
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TABLE I--SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part
of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
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Title of Date You Nature of Acquisition Name of Person from Amount of Date of Nature of Payment
the Class Acquired Transaction Whom Acquired Securities Payment
(If gift, also give Acquired
date donor acquired)
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COMMON 2/2/99 DEBENTURE OFFERING SYNERGY BRANDS, INC. 53,334 CASH
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in
cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the
nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any
note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe
the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged
in full or the last installment paid.
2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for
whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other
option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144,
furnish full information with respect thereto.
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TABLE II--SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer
sold during the past 3
months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
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Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Gross Proceeds
Securities
Sold
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NOT APPLICABLE
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REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required
by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the
person filing this notice.
2/2/99
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DATE OF NOTICE
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any
material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been
publicly disclosed.
/s/ MICHAEL GARDNER
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(SIGNATURE)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are
to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
ATTENTION: INTERNATIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
(8/96)
